(G)Why leave a Heav'nly mansion?
Why choose a simple (D)stall?
Why wander poor and (G)homeless,
The King and Lord of (D)all?
Why heal a lonely (G)beggar?
Why cause the blind to (D)see?
The Light of all cre(G)ation,
Shining there for (D)me.
Chorus(D)It was for (G)me He cried, for me He died,
For me He shed His blood upon the tree.
It was for me He came, for me His shame;
For me, oh, praise His name, it was for me.
Why stay in Olive's garden?
Why spend the night in prayer?
Why suffer such betrayal,
In anguish kneeling there?
Why leave His mother crying?
Why set Barabbas free?
The spotless Lamb of Heaven
Given there for me.
Why climb that dreadful mountain?
Why suffer agony?
Why give His blood a fountain spilled and broken, flowing free?
Why He walked the road to Calv'ry, gave His life so willingly,
Broken there, the Rose of Sharon died for me.
The King Who came from Heaven,
To the cry, "There is no room,"
Now must lay His weary body
In a cold and borrowed tomb.
But the grave it could not hold Him;
Death lost its victory.
The risen Lord of glory is living now for me!
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Why leave a Heav'nly mansion? Why choose a simple (D)
stall? Why wander poor and (G)